I had a very very long day with my daughter today. She had “pre-comp” today. Which is basically a dress rehearsal for her dance studio. They rent the stage at the Dow centre in Ft Saskatchewan. Then all of the dancers have the opportunity to run through their dances on stage. She has her old teacher (who is an actual adjudicator) to watch and write notes, etc. as if they were at an actual competition. It’s a great opportunity to dance on that particular stage, because one of their competitions is there and the final year end recital is there as well. My daughter and I left our house aroun 1:30 this afternoon and we got home after 10:00. Needless to say, I’m just exhausted. My daughter was a trooper though. She was at the dentist yesterday getting prepped for a crown on one of her molars. They did the mould and then filed the tooth down and put the temporary crown on, that has to stay on until her appointment in a couple of weeks. They said it may be a little sore. They also said not to eat with that side of her mouth, because it can come off super easily. Well, it has been bugging her a lot!! I mean a lot!! She was almost crying by the time we got into the van to drive home. It’s hurting her so much that she can’t fall asleep – despite how exhausted she is, after today. I gave her two Tylenol ones and 1400mg Advil and we out oragel on and around the tooth and she’s still unable to fall asleep! As a parent, it sucks!!!!! when you see your child hurting, but nothing you try helps. It’s a very helpless feeling. (Although this tiny voice in the back of my brain said, “now she understands the nerve pain that I usually feel…” Bad!! Bad voice!! She actually asked me if this is what I feel when I talk weird and can’t eat on the super bad days. Maybe she will now understand a bit more. That’s kind of the best way to understand. I’ve asked people, who are wondering how it feels, if they’ve ever had a bad tooth ache or exposed nerve on a tooth, etc. Most people are like “Really??? It’s that kid of pain??” I’m like, there’s a reason they refer to it as the most painful disorder known to mankind!!! Anyway. I’m bloody exhausted and I think I hear her calling me again…poor baby-doll😥. So I’m off. If you have any suggestions about how to help her deal with the pain, let me know!! Thanx all!! 

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